| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Djuricin | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hertha BSC | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Austria Wien | ||
| 2008–2009 | Hertha BSC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009– | Hertha BSC II | 17 | (9) |
| 2010– | Hertha BSC | 9 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Austria U-17 | 5 | (3) | |
| Austria U-18 | 1 | (0) | |
| Austria U-19 | 11 | (4) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Marco Djuricin (born 12 December 1992 in Vienna) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a striker for Hertha BSC.[1]
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Born in Vienna, Djuricin began playing club football for Austria Wien, before joining Rapid Wien in 2006. Two years later, he signed a with Hertha BSC, and joined the Berlin-based club's youth academy. In the 2009–10 season, Hertha's U-19 squad reached the final of the DFB Youth Cup. In spite of Djuricin's equalising goal, Hertha lost the match 2–1 to 1899 Hoffenheim.
In the 2010 summer break, Djuricin participated in the first team's training camp. Hertha coach Markus Babbel was impressed by his performance during the camp, and called in him up for Hertha's remaining pre-season friendlies. With seven goals, he was the club's top goalscorer during these games.
Following injuries to Patrick Ebert, Raffael, and Daniel Beichler, Djuricin received his first call-up to Hertha's first team for a fixture, the first match of the 2010–11 2. Bundesliga. He came on as a substitute in the 18th minute for Rob Friend, who had also injured himself, and went on to score two goals. He was subsequently made a permanent member of the first team.
Djuricin made his international debut for Austria's U-17 team. At the 2010 U-19 European Championship, he scored Austria's only goal of the tournament. However, this one goal was enough to secure Austria a victory over the Netherlands, and a spot at the 2011 U-20 World Cup, which Djuricin missed after getting injured shortly before the first match.
Djuricin's father, Goran, was also a footballer and is currently the assistant manager of the Austrian U-19 national team.
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